CATALYST PORT ALBERNI MILL Located at the head of picturesque Alberni Inlet on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Catalyst Port Alberni Mill is the single largest employer in the community. Commissioned in 1946, Catalyst Port Alberni Mill was the first British Columbia mill to integrate residuals from sawmills. Committed to environmental sustainability, 95% of Port Alberni’s energy comes from renewable sources with an 88% reduction in greenhouse gases since 1990. ABOUT US The Paper Excellence Catalyst Port Alberni Mill is a leading producer of telephone directory, lightweight coated, and specialty papers for publishers, commercial printers and converters throughout North America, South America and Asia. FACILITIES AND PRODUCTION CAPACITY • West coast’s largest coated paper machine and uncoated groundwood paper machine • State of the art mechanical pulping, utility island and waste water treatment • Directory and coated papers: 336,000 tonnes per year • Coastal BC fibre supply dominated by sawmill residual chips and pulp logs 4000 Stamp Ave, Port Alberni, BC, V9Y 5J7 250.723.2161 /
[email protected] / www.paperexcellence.com ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION • 310 full time employees • 800 indirect jobs in British Columbia SOCIAL ENDEAVORS • $500 million in economic contribution • Robust health and safety program to help protect • Local property taxation of $4.1 million annually employees • Participates in multi-stakeholder development of Somass CARING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT Business Water Management Plan • ISO 14001 environmental